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Nurse practitioner Barbara Sexton hits the streets at night to give blood tests, hepatitis immunizations, flu shots and condoms to the homeless, sex workers and drug users in Chicago. She and other nurses were inspired by Vancouver's street nurse program and work through public health and advocacy programs to bring basic health care to people who don't generally receive services.

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A U.S. study showed most teens have normal blood glucose levels but more than 30% are above normal weight levels, raising concerns about future problems with hyperglycemic illness. British metabolic expert Simon Griffin said the study is a warning sign and added the public health focus needs to be shifting people farther away from the risk of diabetes, not just preventing the disease.

Saint Vincent Health Center in Erie, Pa., sends each newborn home with a sleep sack, a sleeveless blanket designed to keep them warm and reduce the chance of sudden infant death syndrome. Neonatal nurse practitioner Virginia Long said the Children's Miracle Network agreed to pay for the sacks, which are recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, for all of the hospital's newborns.

Blood pressure readings at the Person Family Medical and Dental Center in Roxboro, N.C., are on the rise, a measure of the health of patients as well as the economy. Nurse practitioner Jean Davison says unemployment and loss of health insurance are big factors as people deal with stress and the inability to fill prescriptions.

Guidelines for treating patients with vaccine allergies say most can safely be vaccinated, according to a report in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The report includes recommendations for skin testing to vaccines and components and calls for patients with suspected allergies to be screened by an allergist or immunologist.

Many women feel their medical provider doesn't take their symptoms and concerns seriously, and many women eventually diagnosed with a serious autoimmune disease have been told it's all in their head, experts say. Here are the signs and symptoms for the seven most commonly misdiagnosed women's health problems, including polycystic ovary syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome.